California · Private foundation
Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation
Its FY2023 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- $237k
- Granted FY2021
- 20
- Grants FY2021
- 19
- Organizations funded FY2021
- 0%
- First-time grantees FY2021
Read this first · the figures below need context
100% of Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation’s FY2023 grant dollars went to Greater Horizons, not to grantees.
Its money now reaches organizations through that sponsor, which does not report who recommended each grant. FY2023 names 0 organizations directly, so a portfolio cannot be read from it. Everything below is therefore FY2021, the last year Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation named its own grantees at scale: 16 organizations, $237k. It is dated, not current.
Organizations named directly on the return
Amber years are those where most dollars went to a sponsor.
- Median grant, FY2021
- $10,000
- Largest grant, FY2021
- $22,000
- Organizations funded a year
- 19 to 22
- FY2017 to FY2021
- States reached, FY2021
- 5
- Applications
- Preselected organizations only
- Per its most recent filing; check its own site
How open it is to new grantees
In FY2021, 0% of the organizations Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation funded were first-time grantees, receiving 0% of its grant dollars.
New vs renewed · share of each year
In FY2021, 100% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $0 went to new ones.
Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant
How this is measured
The numbers by year
| Fiscal year | Organizations funded | To those organizations | First-time grantees |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2021 | 19 | $229k | 0% |
| FY2020 | 20 | $200k | 10% |
| FY2019 | 20 | $197k | 0% |
| FY2018 | 22 | $205k | 9% |
| FY2017 | 22 | $196k | n/a |
What it funded, over time
Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2023.
Where its grants go
Grant dollars by states, across the years we hold.
Which US states its grants reach
Top grantees
Largest recipients by total granted, FY2017 to FY2021, and the share of each one’s budget the grants supplied at peak.
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Foundation | $102,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Foundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc | $76,000 | 5 | 14% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $76,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Queen of the Valley Medical Center Foundation | $72,300 | 5 | 0% |
| Aldea Inc | $61,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Army Emergency Relief | $48,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $37,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Galapagos Conservancy Inc | $36,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston College | $34,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity East Bay Silicon Valley | $32,000 | 5 | 0% |
Show all 20 grantees
| Grantee | Total granted | Years | Share of their budget |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Anthony Foundation | $102,000 | 5 | n/a |
| Foundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc | $76,000 | 5 | 14% |
| Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc | $76,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Queen of the Valley Medical Center Foundation | $72,300 | 5 | 0% |
| Aldea Inc | $61,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Army Emergency Relief | $48,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Alzheimer's Disease Research Foundation | $37,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Galapagos Conservancy Inc | $36,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Trustees of Boston College | $34,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Habitat for Humanity East Bay Silicon Valley | $32,000 | 5 | 0% |
| East Bay Integrated Care Inc | $32,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Greenbelt Alliancepeople for Open Space | $32,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Guide Dogs for the Blind Inc | $32,000 | 5 | 0% |
| By the Bay Health | $32,000 | 5 | 0% |
| Mount St Joseph-St Elizabeth | $32,000 | 5 | 0% |
| High Desert Museum | $30,000 | 4 | 0% |
| Regions Hospital | $14,000 | 1 | 0% |
| First Graduate | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| Learning Ally Inc | $12,000 | 2 | 0% |
| City of Oakland OPRYD | $9,000 | 1 | n/a |
Plus 6 recipients with no EIN on record ($216k), not named here.
Where it is load-bearing
Each grantee by its size and the share of its budget Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation supplied at peak.
Tap a dot to name the grantee.
How this is measured
Co-funders
Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a tightly interlocked group: most of these funders back each other's grantees too.
Open a dossier: Marin Community Foundation · The San Francisco Foundation · McNabb Foundation · Morgan Stanley Global Impact Funding Trust Inc · Jewish Community Federation of San Francisco the Peninsula Marin & Sonoma · East Bay Community Foundation · American Endowment Foundation · California Community Foundation · Gs Donor Advised Philanthropy Fund for Wealth Management Inc · Vanguard Charitable Endowment Program · The Blackbaud Giving Fund · National Philanthropic Trust
How this is measured
Compare Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation with peer funders
About Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation
- How much does Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation give?
- Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation reported 20 grants totaling $237,000 in its FY2021 IRS filing. It funded between 19 and 22 organizations a year over FY2017 to FY2021.
- What does Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation fund?
- By grant dollars over FY2017 to FY2021, its largest causes are Philanthropy (81%), Health (6%), Education (2%).
- Who are Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation's largest grantees?
- By total granted over FY2017 to FY2021: St Anthony Foundation ($102k), Foundation for Neurologic Diseases Inc ($76k), Medecins Sans Frontieres USA Inc ($76k).
- Does Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation fund new organizations?
- In FY2021, 0% of the organizations it funded were first-time grantees.
- Does Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation accept unsolicited applications?
- Its most recent filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and does not take unsolicited requests. Check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.
- Which funders back the same organizations as Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation?
- Its strongest co-funders, measured against what their size predicts, include Marin Community Foundation, The San Francisco Foundation, McNabb Foundation.
- Where is Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation based?
- Porter E & Helenmae Thompson Foundation is based in CA.
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